In 2012, President Obama earned the support of 56 percent of women compared to 44 percent for Mitt Romney. Despite these numbers, Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker recently supported legislation that would ban abortion after 20 weeks, even in the case of rape or incest. This decision comes despite broad support of voters for legal abortions in such cases. Walker hasn't announced he's running for president, but this act just reconfirms what we know about Republicans: They will never learn.

Mike Huckabee, on the issue of transgender rights, said earlier this year that while in high school he wished he could have "felt like a woman" so he could "shower with the girls." This creepy, over-the-top idiocy has come to define the GOP over the years.

Meanwhile, earlier this year, Republican candidates Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio all decried income inequality. This, despite the fact that a new poll has found a majority of Americans — across party lines — believe income inequality is a crucial issue heading into 2016.

Whether Republicans run 20 candidates or 200, it makes little difference. To appeal to a lunatic far-right base, the GOP continues spewing forth as much vitriolic nonsense as possible. Indeed, history does seem to repeat itself.